A new concept of photon having coexistent wave–particle duality

The long-standing confusion regarding the identity of a photon having mutually exclusive wave and particle properties stands in the way of forming a conceivable picture of it. In explaining natural processes, photons have sometimes been considered particles and sometimes waves. Conceiving of such a mysterious entity as a photon is hard. A ticklish question came up in our minds in the course of reviewing the prevalent explanations of the phenomena of pair production and annihilation radiation, and that prompted us to find an alternative picture of the photon. Starting from Planck's basic hypothesis, we have arrived at a new concept of the photon, one in which both the wave and particle properties coexist. The new concept, we believe, has great potential in explaining the physical world in a simple way, with clear insight into the processes involved.